Biography
The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters.
Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s.
Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.
Filmography
all 63
Movies 61
Director 48
self 9
TV Shows 2
Writer 1
Narrator 1
Memória Cubana (2010)
Havre (1986)
Borinage (1983)
The Uyghurs (1977)
The Kazakhs (1977)
How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976)
Some Evidence (1969)
The 17th Parallel (1968)
Far from Vietnam (1967)
The Mistral (1966)
Rotterdam-Europoort (1966)
Valparaiso (1964)
The Small Tent (1963)
Cuba, a People Armed (1961)
Demain à Nanguila (1960)
Letters from China (1958)
The Wind Rose (1957)
Bold Adventure (1956)
Mein Kind (1956)
Song of the Rivers (1954)
Peace Race 1952 (1952)
Friendship Triumphs (1951)
Peace Will Win (1951)
The First Years (1950)
Polsko (1949)
Indonesia Calling (1946)
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
Corvette Port Arthur (1943)
Action Stations (1943)
Our Russian Front (1942)
Power and the Land (1940)
The 400 Million (1939)
The Spanish Earth (1937)
Der Kampf (1936)
New Earth (1933)
Song of Heroes (1932)
Creosote (1932)
Philips-Radio (1931)
Zuiderzee works (1930)
We Are Building (1930)
Rain (1929)
Branding (1929)
The Bridge (1928)
The Flaming Arrow (1912)
Pueblo en armas
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1898-11-18
Deathday1989-06-28 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceNijmegen, Netherlands
RelationshipsGermaine Krull
SpouseMarceline Loridan-Ivens
CitizenshipsKingdom of the Netherlands, France
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, World Peace Council prizes, European Film Academy Special Jury Award, Short Film Palme d'Or, Star of People's Friendship, Lenin Peace Prize
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